Aries Zodiac Signs

Aries The Star Sign Aries is the first of twelve zodiac signs. This is because it is located in the first section of the zodiac (0 to 30 degrees ecliptic longitude from the vernal equinox). The vernal equinox, also known as the Aries point, marks the point in the northern hemisphere where the ecliptic (the sun's path around the earth) and the celestial equator (the great circle around the celestial sphere) intersect. The Aries zodiac sign represents the transition from winter to spring in the northern hemisphere and the start of a new zodiac cycle. However, because the vernal equinox moves westward, the zodiac sign of Aries (March 21 to April 20) no longer corresponds to the constellation it represents. Aries is a small, arc-shaped constellation located east of Pisces and south of the "Triangulum." It was first identified in Mesopotamia in the third century BC and given the name "agriculturalist." However, the ancient Greeks introduced Aries as a zodiac sign and...